Analysis of the biomass content of various Miscanthus genotypes for biofuel production in Korea
2012
Kim, Seok Ju | Kim, Min-Young | Jeong, Seok Jun | Jang, Mi So | Chung, Ill Min
Miscanthus species have attracted considerable interest on account of their biomass, which has high productivity, low inputs, and contains large amounts of polysaccharides. In this study, we used established methods to analyze the lignin (Klason lignin and acid-soluble lignin), cellulose, and hemicellulose contents of 12 Miscanthus genotypes (8 lines of Miscanthus sinensis, 1 line of Miscanthus x giganteus, and 3 lines of Miscanthus sacchariflorus) cultivated in Korea to assess their suitability for biofuel production. Two M. sacchariflorus genotypes revealed high polysaccharide content (close to 65%) and low lignin content (<20%) compared with the others genotypes. We were able to select 2 genotypes (M. sacchariflorus) that are potentially suitable for bioenergy production.
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